Punta del Diablo weather by month
The best time to visit Punta del Diablo is December to February — 89/100 in February, 25°C and 9 rainy days. The best season is summer, December to February (88/100 on average).
The worst month is July at 58/100 — cool, rainy, clean air. See July →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Best season: December to February (88/100 on average) · worst July (58/100)
- Days
- 25°C
- Nights
- 21°C
- Wet days
- 9
- Sun
- 10.8 h
- Humidity
- 77%
- Daylight
- 13 h
Punta del Diablo, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Punta del Diablo is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Punta del Diablo through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Punta del Diablo in February
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
BusySummer crush, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Punta del Diablo
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Uruguay forum threads describe January as genuinely hot and squarely peak season here, running mid-December through late February, with restaurants, shacks and the town fully open and lively. Posters were clear this is the busiest and most crowded the fishing-village vibe gets all year, a real trade-off against the quieter, more tranquil feel December or March offer instead. Despite the crowds, several regulars insisted Punta del Diablo stays notably more laid-back and less commercial than bigger Uruguayan beach towns like Punta del Este even at the height of summer season.
Forum posters describe early-to-mid December as a genuinely good window - the town is just starting to wake up for the season (which properly runs mid-December through late February) without yet being crowded, unlike the packed, busy stretch from December 26 through January that posters specifically flag as the peak-crowd period to plan around. Weather-wise, visitors describe a real mix within a single December stay - some rain and wind interspersed with delightful sunny, warm stretches - so a flexible itinerary and layers for a breezy day are standard advice. One practical nuisance mentioned by more than one visitor: mosquitoes are a real presence, so repellent is worth packing regardless of which December week you choose.
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